knowing
AdjektivPräpositionVerbSubstantivhäufig in Dialogen
- Vereinigtes Königreich//ˈnəʊɪŋ//
- Vereinigte Staaten//ˈnoʊɪŋ//
- //naːɪn//
Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent.
Adjektiv
- 1
Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent.
The knowing and intelligent part of the world.
- 2
Deliberate, wilful.
- 3
Shrewd or showing clever awareness; discerning.
a knowing rascal
- 4
altertümlichDemonstrating knowledge of what is in fashion; stylish, chic.
‘I was a raw boy from College, and fancied it very knowing to marry a girl that all the young fellows of my acquaintance reckoned so confounded handsome.’
Tom thought his cap a very knowing affair, but confessed that he had a hat in his hat-box; which was accordingly at once extracted from the hind-boot, and Tom equipped in his go-to-meeting roof, as his new friend called it.
- 5
Suggestive of private knowledge or understanding.
Jon and Tyrion greet each other with the words that have been used against them as weapons, sharing a knowing smile.
As family entertainment, it’s all perfectly fine. There are plenty of callbacks to the original to delight young fans (including a catchy new song from Shakira’s Gazelle) and plenty of knowing jokes for the adults in the audience.
Herkunft
From know + -ing.
Präposition
- 1
Given my knowledge about someone or something.
Knowing you, you would try not to be late for school.
Verb
- 1
Auch eine Form von knowpresent participle and gerund of know
Substantiv
- 1
The act or condition of having knowledge.
Sensations then, are not perceivings, observings or findings; they are not detectings, scannings or inspectings; they are not apprehendings, cognisings, intuitings or knowings.
Formen
- Plural
- knowings
- Komparativ
- more knowing
- Superlativ
- most knowing
knowing · Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent.
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